(GENERAL CAPTION) -- Jay Mills, of Berthoud, is a retired Longmont dentist, who builds miniature circus models from the early 1900's to 1930's. Everything from wagons, tents, animals, figurines and assorted accessories are handmade to scale. Mills who has been fascinated with that time period of the circus, has done plenty of research to help make his models accurate and authentic to the times. (Paul Litman/Times-Call)

(GENERAL CAPTION) -- Jay Mills, of Berthoud, is a retired Longmont dentist, who builds miniature circus models from the early 1900's to 1930's. Everything from wagons, tents, animals, figurines and assorted accessories are handmade to scale. Mills who has been fascinated with that time period of the circus, has done plenty of research to help make his models accurate and authentic to the times. (Paul Litman/Times-Call)

Jay Mills, of Berthoud, is a retired Longmont dentist, who builds miniature circus models from the early 1900's to 1930's. Everything from wagons, tents, animals, figurines and assorted accessories are handmade to scale. Mills who has been fascinated with that time period of the circus, has done plenty of research to help make his models accurate and authentic to the times. (Paul Litman/Times-Call)

Oryx circus cage wagon miniature created by Jay Mills. According to Mills, the early circus provided the audience with a chance to see animals from far off places that they may have never even heard of before. (Paul Litman/Times-Call)

A miniature circus model of a man on a hay bale wagon created by Jay Mills. Mills, who has extensively researched circuses from the early 1900's to 1930's, says the the logistics in feeding every animal in the circus to over 1500 people alone, was an incredible feet. (Paul Litman/Times-Call)

Every detail of this circus wagon was hand made by Jay Mills. Mills creates all his circus wagons to an exact 1/16th replica, from every chain, bolt, spoke and nail, to the detail painting on the wagon wheel and carriage. (Paul Litman/Times-Call)